What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

My mom gave me a mirror recently that said, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” This came at a particular important era in my life…that era being right now. I started asking myself this question. I thought to myself, “What would I do if I was not so scared?” It seems that I would make much more of a difference. Surely, there was more that I could do than just live. I was reminded by Student Life Camp’s slogan, “Here and now” that encouraged teenagers to live in the here and now.

It seemed that I was surrounded by people who talked about being proactive, but were too scared to follow their dreams. For some, the dream was to teach overseas. For some, it was the American Dream. For some, it was to end poverty. For me, it was working towards social justice. I realized that I was one of those people who just talked about making a difference.

Was I going to waste my life because I was too scared to actually do what I was supposed to be doing? I think this is a constant battle that we, as humans, deal with. Fear stops us from making a difference. We are too worried about living a “safe” life. Now is the time to live! The time is now! Now is when we are supposed to invest our lives into people! Every day I struggle with the temptation to be mediocre, to waste my life living happily for myself.

I have a choice today…to live out my passions or continue with the routine of life. Surely there is something more than this. Surely there is more than what we are content with now. If your life were to end tomorrow, would you have followed your dreams? Or are you waiting for a better time? The better time is now!

What would you do if you were not afraid? What would you do if you knew that you could not fail?